Lanusa + The Puzzle Mugs + Ryan M. Brewer + Ben Clark & the Long Shadows @ The Way Station

8pm- Lanusa
Genre: Soul folk
For fans of: Ianne La Havas, Valerie June, Ani DiFranco

The heavy influences of Soul, Jazz and R&B vocals and feel focused in stylistic new folk sound topped with lyrical philosophizing that sometimes requires a bit of picking apart. A lot of love and a lot of purpose. Dark, wide, soaring and earnest. Garners atypical rhythms and a solid backbeat.

"Large audiences with short attention spans are often wary of complex chord changes and atypical tunings. But, resting smoothly and simply atop the guitar, Lanusa’s voice consummates the essence of songwriting, manifesting melodies as pure as air and as addictive as wine, enticing the palette well after the conclusion. And her lyrics, born of a certain philosophical inertia... hit home with resonating pungency." - the Budding Review, 2010

https://lanusa.bandcamp.com/album/noah-feels-august-like-i-feel-august

9pm- The Puzzle Mugs
Genre: Americana/Roots
For Fans of: Gillian Welch, Hank Williams, R.L. Burnside

The Puzzle Mugs, once part of the Delaware valley "canoe circuit" continue on. A friends and family band of American music. Songs from way before now till almost now. Collin Couvillion and Paul Chiara lead with a mix of strings, vocals, percussion and whom ever is around on any day to play music. They will be joined by vocalist Julie Thiry and percussionist extraordinaire Lautaro Burgos.

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10pm- Ryan M. Brewer
Genre: Free Range Americana
For fans of: Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, The Weakerthans

A singer-songwriter by trade, Ryan M. Brewer is more accurately described as a traveling musical storyteller. Having always placed the primary importance on lyricism, his songs tend to float effortlessly between genres...each one falling precisely where it needs to in order to most accurately tell the story. And that's all that matters - songs and stories.

"Ryan M. Brewer is a great songwriter. He writes deep meaningful tunes filled with pathos, cynicism and witty humor - catchy without any pop whitewash. He's the genuine article." - Wayne Bertsch, Nuvo.net's Barfly

"(Ryan's recent record) 'trails' blends the soulfulness of Bon Iver's For Emma Forever Ago and a pop influenced optimism. 'trails' never loses itself entirely to its light sadness, picking up here and there to build a variety of tonal resonances that adds splashes of color to an all but washed out genre." - MillsRecordCompany.com

http://www.ryanmbrewer.com/

11pm- Ben Clark & the Long Shadows
Genre: Acoustic, Rock, Folk, Jazz, Blues
For fans of: Dave Matthews Band, Punch Brothers, Jeff Buckley, Ra Ra Riot, Martin Sexton

Ben Clark hails from Floyds Knobs, Indiana and leads the Long Shadows, a set of freelance musicians collaborating in his compositions. The lineup will include Ben Clark on guitar/vocal, Nick Rapley on drums, Joe Young on mandolin and guitar, Sean Muzzi on bass and Kate Steinberg on backing vocals.

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